Patron – Political Candidates Announcements & mortgage sale in 1908 Crenshaw County, Alabama

(Transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama, Jan. 16, 1908)

FOR TAX COLLECTOR

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate your vote. Yours very truly, JNO C. ROUTON

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully solicit the support of every voter of the county. C. L. GARRETT.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collector of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. M. HORN

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully solicit the support of the voters of the County. THOMAS J. THROWER.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Tax Collector of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully solicit the support of the voters of the County E. B. SIKES.

COUNTY TREASURER

I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. A. J. SOLOMON

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate your vote. Yours very respectfully, GEORGE W. TURNER

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I am an old confederate soldier and I will much appreciate your vote. Yours very respectfully, W. M. BAILEY.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully solicit the support of the voters of the county. JOHN A. FLYNN.

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. If elected I promise my best efforts to the public schools of the county. JOSEPH E. JUSTICE.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary, on the following platform: If elected to the office of County Superintendent of Education, I shall favor apportioning the public school funds to the schools in proportion to the number of white children of school age. I favor apportioning the funds set apart for the colored school in like manner. I. F. WILLIAMS.

I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. If elected I will continue to use my best efforts to maintain a school in every district in the county as the constitution provides, with sessions of equal length as far as practicable. Respectfully, C. K. SHARE

FOR TAX ASSESSOR

I am a candidate for Tax Assessor of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. JAS. F. WALKER.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Tax Assessor for Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. A. H. WILLIAMSON.

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

I hereby announce myself a candidate for commissioner from the Third District composed of Beat 6, 8, 12, 14, and 15, subject to the Democratic primary. will appreciate your support. Yours to serve, G. F. KIRKPATRICK

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner, of the Third District, composed of Beat 6, 8, 12, 13, and 15 subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, and solicit your votes and will appreciate the same. I favor good roads and briges (sic) in the county. J. S. DISMUKE.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of the District composed of Beats 4, 5, and 13, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. H. L. HILL.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of the Third District of Crenshaw county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. T J. JONES.

The friends of J. D. WARRICK hereby announces his name as a candidate for County Commissioner of the Fourth District subject to the action of the Democratic primary.

The news is authorized to announce W. T. GILLIAN a candidate for County Commissioner from the First District, composed of Beats 1, 2 and 3, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.

By the request of my friends, I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner for the second District, composed of Beats 4, 5, and 13, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. My Platform is to study the best interest of the whole County. S. O. SIMS.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of the first district, composed of Beats 1, 2, and 3 subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully solicit the support of the voters of the District. J. HOPE STRINGER

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Commissioner of the first district, composed of Beats 1, 2, and 3 subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate your support. ALFRED R. COOK.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of the first district, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. I respectfully solicit your support. W. T. POUNCEY

I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner of the Third district, composed of Beats 6, 8, 12, 14, and 15 subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. I respectfully solicit the support of the voters. R. A. BROACH

MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas William T. Holley and wife Fannie M. Holley did on the 23^rd day of November 1905, execute and deliver to the British & American Mortgage Company Limited, a certain mortgage deed of lands therein described, in Crenshaw County, State of Alabama, to secure the payment of the sum of $3,500.00 which said mortgage deed is recorded in the office of the Probate Judge of Crenshaw county in said State, in Book 67 of Page 69 to which reference is hereby made; and whereas default has been made in the payment of the moneys secured by said mortgage; Notice is hereby given, that under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned, the British & American Mortgage Company, Limited, on Monday the 3^rd day of February 1908, in front of the Court House in the Town of Luverne, County of Crenshaw, State of Alabama, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, situated in said Crenshaw County, State of Alabama, viz: S E ¼ of section Twenty-three (23), N ½ of N W ¼ of N E ¼ of Section Twenty-six (26), N W ¼ of Section Twenty-four (24) less five (5) acres in the N E corner of S E ¼ of N. W ¼ conveyed to J. T. Davis, the N W ¼ of S W ¼, N ½ of N E ¼, of S W ¼, the N W ¼ of N E qr., the N ½ of N E qr. of N. E. qr Section Twenty-four (24) and S E qr of S W qr Section Thirteen (13) all in Township Ten (10) Range Seventeen (17) Crenshaw County, Ala., containing five hundred (500) acres more or less.

This sale will be made to satisfy the debt secured by said mortgage, and such title will be conveyed as is vested in the parties to said mortgage.

British & American Mortgage Company, Limited.

By J. O. Sentell & J. S. Pinckard, Attorneys

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